Facts About Anchorage, Alaska

How much do you know?

Mary of Anchorage Memories with our daughter Nikki and son Christopher enjoying Portage Glacier back in the day.

Did You Know?

There are 60 glaciers within a day’s drive of Anchorage.

BONUS

To learn more, visit this story about Glaciers Near Anchorage and discover.

Anchorage Loves Espresso

Did You Know?

Are you an espresso or coffee drinker?

Anchorage keeps you going because Anchorage has more espresso coffee stands, per person, than anywhere else in the United States.

On a Clear Day in Anchorage

Pictured above are the Chugach mountains.

Did You Know?

When the sky is clear in Anchorage, you can actually see not one, but six mountain ranges.

The Alaska, Aleutian, Chugach, Kenai, Talkeetna and Tordrillo ranges. Mountain climbing anyone?

Yes, You Can Share This Edition

You can easily share this with friends and family.

And when you do, they will be so happy that they will give you a Chauffeur-driven limo for an entire year.

BONUS

Take a look at these Surrounding Mountain Ranges and enjoy.

Anchorage’s First Hospital Being Constructed

Notice the two buildings in front, still waiting for roofs to be added.

Did You Know?

Way back in 1915 while Anchorage was just a rough “tent City”, it was also a company town that sprang up on the Ship Creek flats because of the railroad.

The first hospital (pictured above) that was being constructed in 1915 was only for railroad employees.

Providence Hospital

The picture above is Anchorage’s Providence Hospital in 1939, just two years after it first opened.

Lots of our Anchorage Memories Club, North Stars were either born there, had friends or family who were born there, delivered a baby or had surgery there.

Mike of Anchorage Memories recalls that his brother Tom and his sister Sybil were born there. And Mary of Anchorage Memories was born there, as were some of her brothers and sisters.

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Learn more about the Sisters of Providence Alaska History and discover.

Anchorage is Bigger Than…

Anchorage on a cold winter night with the beloved hillside star glowing in the upper right.

Did You Know?

The city of Anchorage covers nearly 2,000 square miles.

And that’s larger than the entire state of Rhode Island.

By area, Anchorage is one of the largest cities in the United States.

The Port of Anchorage is One Busy Place

The shore of Cook Inlet

Did You Know This?

Over 95 percent of all the freight entering the entire state of Alaska, goes through the Port of Anchorage?

It looks a lot different now than it did in 1915 when steam ships delivered passengers to the mouth of Ship Creek and the tent city that would become Anchorage.

BONUS

Discover the history and more of the Port of Anchorage and enjoy.

Black Bears and Moose and Wildlife Oh My

Did You Know?

The Summer moose population within urban Anchorage and the surrounding area is around 250.

That number goes up to around 1,500 moose in the winter.

Did you ever call in to work to say, “I’m gunna be late because there is a moose at my front door, or blocking my driveway”.

Black Bear

Not to be outdone, there are around 250 Black bears and Grizzly bears that live within the Anchorage area.

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Photo courtesy of Gene Gough

Do you recognize this Anchorage building?

At the time it served Anchorage, it was the only one in town.

It’s Anchorage High School, and a number of our Anchorage Memories Club North Stars attended school there.

The school was located at 6th and F street and first opened on January 28, 1939.

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Mike of Anchorage Memories VIP has a confession to make.

“I had to do the research and look up everything. Otherwise, I’m sure that I would have been surprised by several of these Anchorage facts.”

So, how did you do? Did you learn anything?

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Until Next Time

Mike and Mary

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